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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 6 Episode 20 - Baggage
    8.6/10(39 votes)

    #1 - Baggage

    S6:E20

    During a session with Dr. Nolan, House recounts the case of a woman who arrives at the Princeton Plainsboro emergency room with an unexplained illness and no recollection of who she is. While trying to solve the mystery of the woman's illness, House must also help her piece together her identity.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 23 - Under My Skin
    8.5/10(43 votes)

    #2 - Under My Skin

    S5:E23

    House and the team take on the case of a ballerina whose lungs collapse in the middle of a performance. When the treatment causes her skin to fall off, the dancer faces not only the prospect of never dancing again but also of dying an agonizing death. The team must use their imaginations to carefully choreograph ways to test and treat her delicate body without killing her. Meanwhile, House continues to suffer from what he thinks is insomnia, and he is willing to go to desperate measures to cure it.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - Fire with Fire
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Fire with Fire

    S2:E21

    With the knowledge that he has been betrayed by his siblings, Klaus and an unlikely friend plan to get even with them.

    Director:David Straiton
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  4. undefined Season 6 Episode 3 - The Tyrant
    8.4/10(44 votes)

    #4 - The Tyrant

    S6:E3

    When a controversial African politician falls ill, he is brought to Princeton Plainsboro for treatment. The team struggles with whether to help a merciless dictator being subpoenaed for crimes against humanity in his country. Meanwhile, Wilson tries to make peace with a feuding neighbor, but House’s prying exacerbates the problem.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - Frozen
    8.4/10(42 votes)

    #5 - Frozen

    S4:E11

    House and his team have to diagnose a case at a distance when a researcher at a South Pole base is taken ill.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Beginning of the End
    8.3/10(70 votes)

    #6 - Beginning of the End

    S1:E22

    Dark secrets are revealed as Coulson and his team put everything on the line to stop Garrett and the forces of HYDRA.

    Director:David Straiton
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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - Rationality
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Rationality

    S5:E4

    Dr. Shaun Murphy and the team treat a young girl whose father’s personal research complicates their treatment plans. Meanwhile, Dr. Park, Dr. Reznick and Dr. Lim’s patient refuses a life-saving lung transplant despite having a family donor.

    Director:David Straiton
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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 16 - The Shaun Show
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #8 - The Shaun Show

    S5:E16

    As Shaun and Lea head toward their wedding day, a documentary film maker has chosen to follow their lives to showcase relationships and weddings of atypical couples.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - 22 Steps
    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #9 - 22 Steps

    S1:E7

    Dr. Shaun Murphy has to confront prejudice from an unlikely source when he takes on the case of a patient with autism, and Dr. Jared Kalu has to learn to accept his limitations as a surgeon.

    Director:David Straiton
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  10. undefined Season 5 Episode 11 - Joy to the World
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #10 - Joy to the World

    S5:E11

    House and his team deal with a bullied girl who collapses during her school's Christmas program. Meanwhile, Foreman and Thirteen grow closer during the Huntington's disease drug trials, House gives a patient a gift, the staff wonder who gave House a special gift, and Cuddy gets an unexpected gift.

    Director:David Straiton
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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Endangered
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Endangered

    S2:E19

    Mysterious cow mutilations and reports of glowing creatures put Nick on a case that forces him to question the existence of aliens within the Wesen world. He also meets a strange UFO expert who seems to know more than he’s letting on. Meanwhile, Nick digs further into the key, and Juliette’s romantic memories of Nick start coming back in a big way.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Xin
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #12 - Xin

    S2:E13

    Dr. Shaun Murphy, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Audrey Lim treat a woman with autism and a delicate brain condition while navigating the complicated relationship she has with her roommate, who is also on the spectrum. Meanwhile, Lea and Shaun are still figuring out their friendship and roommate status.

    Director:David Straiton
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  13. undefined Season 6 Episode 7 - Teamwork
    7.8/10(38 votes)

    #13 - Teamwork

    S6:E7

    After House’s medical license is reinstated, he reclaims his role as Head of Diagnostics in time to treat Hank Hardwick, an adult film star admitted to Princeton Plainsborough for pulsating eye pain. Meanwhile, Cuddy is reminded that Princeton Plainsborough is not conducive to healthy personal relationships.

    Director:David Straiton
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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - Living the Dream
    7.8/10(42 votes)

    #14 - Living the Dream

    S4:E14

    House is convinced one of the actors on his favorite soap opera “Prescription Passion” has a serious medical condition after observing his symptoms on television. House decides to intervene and take matters into his own hands, but both the actor and House's own team dismiss House’s assessment and do not believe there is anything wrong with him.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Family
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    #15 - Family

    S3:E21

    Wilson prepares to transplant bone marrow from Matty to his brother Nick. But when Matty gets sick, the team must cure him as he's the only safe donor. Meanwhile Foreman deals with the consequences of his mistake and House has a battle of wills with his new pet Hector.

    Director:David Straiton
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  16. undefined Season 7 Episode 10 - Carrot or Stick
    7.8/10(37 votes)

    #16 - Carrot or Stick

    S7:E10

    House and the team try to link symptoms of a teenage military recruit and his drill sergeant, while House secretly helps Cuddy's daughter get into a prestigious preschool. Someone posted a disparaging photo of Chase on a social-networking site.

    Director:David Straiton
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  17. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Not Cancer
    7.7/10(44 votes)

    #17 - Not Cancer

    S5:E2

    The team deals with an organ donor whose organs prove fatal, and the two surviving patients. Meanwhile, House hires a private detective to spy on Wilson, but hears a few things about himself that he'd rather not.

    Director:David Straiton
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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - Ugly
    7.7/10(42 votes)

    #18 - Ugly

    S4:E7

    A film crew and the candidates are following around House distracting him while he is trying to diagnose a teenager who suffers from a heart attack prior to a serious plastic surgery.

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    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 7 Episode 20 - Changes
    7.7/10(37 votes)

    #19 - Changes

    S7:E20

    The team takes on the case of a lottery winner (Donal Logue) suffering from paralysis and multiple types of cancer, and they must figure out if it his new millionaire lifestyle that is making him sick. Meanwhile, Cuddy's mother threatens to sue the hospital over her treatment, and Foreman and Chase make a bet over who is repressing the uglier side of their personality more.

    Director:David Straiton
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  20. undefined Season 8 Episode 17 - We Need the Eggs
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    #20 - We Need the Eggs

    S8:E17

    House and the team take on the case of a man who starts tearing blood. Meanwhile, House is interviewing for a new favorite hooker, since his current favorite, Emily, has decided to get married and leave the business. Desperate for Emily "companionship," House teams up with his "wife" Dominika to sabotage Emily's budding relationship.

    Director:David Straiton
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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Newbies
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Newbies

    S4:E3

    With several candidates vying for residency at St. Bonaventure, Chief of Surgery Dr. Audrey Lim tasks Dr. Shaun Murphy, Dr. Claire Browne and Dr. Alex Park with mentoring the top first-year resident contenders. As their mentees shadow them for the day, Shaun and Park meet with Andrews to discuss a difficult surgery scheduled for a minor. Later, Shaun inadvertently insults Lea while discussing the pros and cons of the controversial surgery. And elsewhere, Dr. Morgan Reznick seeks out Claire and Lim’s help on a consult.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 6 Episode 12 - Moving the Chains
    7.6/10(34 votes)

    #22 - Moving the Chains

    S6:E12

    House and the team rush to treat an ailing college football star in time for the patient to compete in NFL tryouts. But when the patient experiences an onslaught of varied and unusual symptoms, the team has trouble reaching a consensus on how to effectively treat him in time. Meanwhile, Foreman’s brother Marcus makes a surprise visit to the hospital.

    Director:David Straiton
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  23. undefined Season 7 Episode 4 - Massage Therapy
    7.6/10(38 votes)

    #23 - Massage Therapy

    S7:E4

    House and his team make unexpected discoveries about a female patient admitted to the hospital after severe and uncontrollable vomiting; House and Cuddy are forced to face the reservations in their relationship after a visit from a massage therapist.

    Director:David Straiton
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  24. undefined Season 8 Episode 8 - Perils of Paranoia
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #24 - Perils of Paranoia

    S8:E8

    A prosecutor suffers from what he believes to be cardiac arrest during an interrogation at the witness stand. The team's preliminary diagnosis is hyper-anxiety, but when Adams and Park investigate the patient's home and find a hidden arsenal of firearms, they uncover a more alarming and deep-seated psychological disorder.

    Director:David Straiton
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  25. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - Silence of the Slams
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #25 - Silence of the Slams

    S5:E13

    A local maskmaker is targeting Wesen to create Luchador masks that bestows great power to its wearer. As Nick, Hank, Monroe and Rosalee work to stop the killings, Capt. Renard considers an offer that will bring him closer to claiming his destiny. Meanwhile, Eve's further investigation of a recent incident raises new questions.

    Director:David Straiton
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David Straiton Ratings Summary

"Baggage" is the best rated episode directed by David Straiton. It scored 8.6/10 based on 39 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 5/10/2010 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Under My Skin".